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The Tampa – St. Petersburg area has arguably the oldest Puerto Rican community in the state, dating back at least to the cigar manufacturing center at Ybor City in the 19th century. The maps below give a visual representation of population density for Puerto Rican populations living in the Tampa – St. Petersburg area. The tables give a comparative view of Puerto Ricans to the total population of the Tampa – St. Petersburg area in the follow data categories: age and population, housing tenure, educational attainment, income, employment status, poverty rates, occupation, industry, and class of worker.